每年11月份左右的一周内，举行全国美第契斯周以纪念路易·里尔日。路易·里尔日是为了纪念和崇敬里尔在西加拿大领导美第契斯人在红河和西北抵抗中所展现的领导力和勇气。

美第契斯人是加拿大宪法上认可的三个土著群体之一，他们的祖先是欧洲人和土著人的混血后代。美第契斯人有着独特的文化和语言，以及共同的历史和众多的亲属关系。

路易·里尔是美第契斯的政治领导人，他不知疲倦地努力保护美第契斯人的权利和文化。他领导西加拿大的美第契斯人发起了两次反抗运动，后一次反抗结果导致他于1885年11月16日被绞死。里尔通常被称为马尼托巴省的创始人，并被认为是联邦制度的贡献者之一。

了解这些知识要求我们尊重居住在这个地方的美第契斯知识体系（知识方式）的力量、多样性和严谨性。除了承认这个重要的周，我们还必须思考如何不断地与美第契斯人合作，包括丰富的学习机会和与他们相关的学科合作。

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​美第契斯长者 Edmee Comstock 在Niitsitapi学习中心与学生分享智慧。	多元化学习支持顾问 Shane Cunningham 支持美第契斯教育和职业学习，2019年11月1日。

 学生 A. Alexson 赢得亚伯达美第契斯民族省级艺术比赛的美第契斯艺术作品。

National Métis Week is held annually in November in the week surrounding Louis Riel Day. Louis Riel Day is observed to remember and honour Riel's leadership and bravery in leading the Métis people of western Canada during the Red River and North-West Resistance.      

The Métis are one of three constitutionally recognized groups of Indigenous people in Canada whose ancestral roots are a combination of European and Indigenous.  The Métis have a distinct culture and language as well as a shared history and many kin relations.  

Louis Riel was a Métis political leader who fought tirelessly to preserve Métis rights and culture. He led the Métis people of western Canada in two resistances against the dominion, with the latter resulting in his hanging on November 16^th, 1885.  Often referred to as the founder of the province of Manitoba, Riel is also credited with being one of the contributors of Confederation.    

Lifting this knowledge asks us to honour the strength, diversity, and rigor of Métis knowledge systems (ways of knowing) that live in this place. In addition to acknowledging this significant week, we must also be thoughtful to continuously include rich learning opportunities about, and in partnership with, the Métis that live and are related through the disciplines.  

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​Metis Elder Edmee Comstock sharing wisdom with students at Niitsitapi Learning Centre.	​Diverse Learning Support Advisor Shane Cunningham supporting Metis education and professional learning Nov. 1, 2019.

 Student A. Alexson's Metis art piece that won a provincial art contest for the Metis Nation of Alberta.